Montana · Deer · District 260

Montana deer b licence 260-20

(Archery License Required). How many people put this deer b licencefirst and how many of them drew it — year by year, separately for each of the four pools Montana draws, and separately at every bonus point level. Every figure comes from a Fish, Wildlife & Parks report linked at the foot of this page.

What the 2026 drawing did

Montana set a quota of 300 on 260-20 in 2026 and drew 300 — the quota filled. Across the four pools FWP draws separately, no nonresident landowner applicant put it first; 3 resident landowner applicants put it first and 3 drew, 100.00%; 22 nonresident applicants put it first and 11 drew, 50.00%; 714 resident applicants put it first and 286 drew, 40.06%.

Published in 21 of the drawing years FWP has posted, 2006 to 2026.

Drawing pool

First-choice success rate, by pool and year

The rate is the first-choice applicants in a pool who drew, divided by the first-choice applicants in that pool. Both are exact integers FWP printed in the same row, and it is the measure the department's own drawing statistics tool publishes: "the percentage of 1st choice applicants that were successful". A dash means nobody in that pool applied, so the draw answered nothing — absent, not nought.
Year	Pool	Pool cap	Put it first	Drew on first choice	First-choice success rate	Put it 2nd or 3rd	Drew on 2nd or 3rd
2026	Nonresident	30	22	11	50.00%	6	0
2026	Resident	300	714	286	40.06%	144	0
2026	Nonresident landowner	30	0	0	—	—	—
2026	Resident landowner	45	3	3	100.00%	—	—
2025	Nonresident	30	22	9	40.91%	7	0
2025	Resident	300	633	286	45.18%	104	0
2025	Nonresident landowner	30	1	1	100.00%	—	—
2025	Resident landowner	45	4	4	100.00%	—	—
2024	Nonresident	30	23	14	60.87%	10	0
2024	Resident	300	653	283	43.34%	107	0
2024	Nonresident landowner	30	0	0	—	—	—
2024	Resident landowner	45	3	3	100.00%	—	—
2023	Nonresident	30	31	4	12.90%	4	0
2023	Resident	300	607	292	48.11%	85	0
2023	Nonresident landowner	30	0	0	—	—	—
2023	Resident landowner	45	4	4	100.00%	—	—
2022	Nonresident	30	22	13	59.09%	5	0
2022	Resident	300	554	282	50.90%	58	0
2022	Nonresident landowner	30	0	0	—	—	—
2022	Resident landowner	45	5	5	100.00%	—	—
2021	Nonresident	30	33	19	57.58%	6	0
2021	Resident	300	553	277	50.09%	57	0
2021	Nonresident landowner	30	0	0	—	—	—
2021	Resident landowner	45	4	4	100.00%	—	—
2020	Nonresident	30	25	16	64.00%	2	0
2020	Resident	300	511	281	54.99%	42	0
2020	Nonresident landowner	30	0	0	—	—	—
2020	Resident landowner	45	3	3	100.00%	—	—
2019	Nonresident	30	27	16	59.26%	0	0
2019	Resident	300	385	279	72.47%	11	0
2019	Nonresident landowner	30	0	0	—	—	—
2019	Resident landowner	45	5	5	100.00%	—	—
2018	Nonresident	30	24	14	58.33%	1	0
2018	Resident	300	378	279	73.81%	16	0
2018	Nonresident landowner	30	0	0	—	—	—
2018	Resident landowner	45	7	7	100.00%	—	—
2017	Nonresident	30	27	19	70.37%	0	0
2017	Resident	300	405	277	68.40%	27	0
2017	Nonresident landowner	30	0	0	—	—	—
2017	Resident landowner	45	4	4	100.00%	—	—
2016	Nonresident	30	18	15	83.33%	1	0
2016	Resident	300	388	281	72.42%	26	0
2016	Nonresident landowner	30	0	0	—	—	—
2016	Resident landowner	45	4	4	100.00%	—	—
2015	Nonresident	30	18	6	33.33%	0	0
2015	Resident	300	516	291	56.40%	48	0
2015	Nonresident landowner	30	0	0	—	—	—
2015	Resident landowner	45	3	3	100.00%	—	—
2014	Nonresident	30	14	8	57.14%	1	0
2014	Resident	300	465	288	61.94%	44	0
2014	Nonresident landowner	30	0	0	—	—	—
2014	Resident landowner	45	4	4	100.00%	—	—
2013	Nonresident	30	26	8	30.77%	3	0
2013	Resident	300	466	292	62.66%	35	0
2013	Nonresident landowner	30	0	0	—	—	—
2013	Resident landowner	45	0	0	—	—	—
2012	Nonresident	30	22	13	59.09%	0	0
2012	Resident	300	443	286	64.56%	47	0
2012	Nonresident landowner	30	0	0	—	—	—
2012	Resident landowner	45	1	1	100.00%	—	—
2011	Nonresident	30	24	12	50.00%	0	0
2011	Resident	300	545	285	52.29%	41	0
2011	Nonresident landowner	30	0	0	—	—	—
2011	Resident landowner	45	3	3	100.00%	—	—
2010	Nonresident	30	21	7	33.33%	1	0
2010	Resident	300	537	291	54.19%	49	0
2010	Nonresident landowner	30	0	0	—	—	—
2010	Resident landowner	45	2	2	100.00%	—	—
2009	Nonresident	30	30	16	53.33%	0	0
2009	Resident	300	588	282	47.96%	34	0
2009	Nonresident landowner	30	0	0	—	—	—
2009	Resident landowner	45	2	2	100.00%	—	—
2008	Nonresident	30	17	7	41.18%	0	0
2008	Resident	300	631	290	45.96%	32	0
2008	Nonresident landowner	30	0	0	—	—	—
2008	Resident landowner	45	3	3	100.00%	—	—
2006	Nonresident	30	16	7	43.75%	0	0
2006	Resident	300	520	290	55.77%	30	0
2006	Nonresident landowner	30	0	0	—	—	—
2006	Resident landowner	45	3	3	100.00%	—	—

Pool cap is FWP's own QTA column, and it is a ceiling rather than an allocation. The resident regular cap equals the overall quota; the nonresident caps are ten per cent of it and cover landowner and regular nonresidents together; the resident landowner cap is fifteen per cent. The department states plainly that the ceiling is not a floor: "although the nonresident quotas are set at 10%, that entire quota may not be drawn by nonresidents", and that if every resident applicant draws, nonresidents may go over ten per cent.

Landowner rows are a different drawing, not a subset of the one below them.Landowner preference is the first stage, worth up to fifteen per cent of the quota to resident landowners, and its applicants are counted apart from the regular pool throughout. FWP publishes the landowner pools at first choice only, which is why their second and third columns are dashes rather than noughts.

Draw rate at each bonus point level

One row per bonus point level per pool per year, exactly as FWP's Detailed Bonus Point report publishes it. The rate is that level's successes divided by its applications — both exact integers in the same printed row.
Year	Pool	Bonus points	Applied	Drew	Drew at this level
2026	Nonresident	1	12	7	58.33%
2026	Nonresident	2	4	2	50.00%
2026	Nonresident	3	1	1	100.00%
2026	Nonresident	not stated	5	1	20.00%
2026	Resident	0	117	20	17.09%
2026	Resident	1	335	95	28.36%
2026	Resident	2	181	97	53.59%
2026	Resident	3	62	58	93.55%
2026	Resident	4	16	13	81.25%
2026	Resident	5	2	2	100.00%
2026	Resident	6	1	1	100.00%
2026	Resident landowner	0	2	2	100.00%
2026	Resident landowner	1	1	1	100.00%
2025	Nonresident	0	4	1	25.00%
2025	Nonresident	1	11	2	18.18%
2025	Nonresident	2	4	3	75.00%
2025	Nonresident	3	2	2	100.00%
2025	Nonresident	4	1	1	100.00%
2025	Resident	0	99	14	14.14%
2025	Resident	1	276	93	33.70%
2025	Resident	2	169	105	62.13%
2025	Resident	3	77	62	80.52%
2025	Resident	4	11	11	100.00%
2025	Resident	5	1	1	100.00%
2025	Nonresident landowner	1	1	1	100.00%
2025	Resident landowner	0	3	3	100.00%
2025	Resident landowner	1	1	1	100.00%
2024	Nonresident	0	5	3	60.00%
2024	Nonresident	1	6	2	33.33%
2024	Nonresident	2	7	5	71.43%
2024	Nonresident	3	5	4	80.00%
2024	Resident	0	123	26	21.14%
2024	Resident	1	312	119	38.14%
2024	Resident	2	176	105	59.66%
2024	Resident	3	36	27	75.00%
2024	Resident	4	5	5	100.00%
2024	Resident	6	1	1	100.00%
2024	Resident landowner	0	2	2	100.00%
2024	Resident landowner	1	1	1	100.00%
2023	Nonresident	1	22	2	9.09%
2023	Nonresident	2	2	1	50.00%
2023	Nonresident	not stated	7	1	14.29%
2023	Resident	1	327	136	41.59%
2023	Resident	2	135	103	76.30%
2023	Resident	3	29	27	93.10%
2023	Resident	4	2	2	100.00%
2023	Resident	5	1	1	100.00%
2023	Resident	6	1	1	100.00%
2023	Resident	not stated	112	22	19.64%
2023	Resident landowner	2	1	1	100.00%
2023	Resident landowner	not stated	3	3	100.00%
2022	Nonresident	1	9	7	77.78%
2022	Nonresident	2	4	3	75.00%
2022	Nonresident	3	1	1	100.00%
2022	Nonresident	not stated	8	2	25.00%
2022	Resident	1	258	118	45.74%
2022	Resident	2	117	85	72.65%
2022	Resident	3	47	46	97.87%
2022	Resident	4	3	3	100.00%
2022	Resident	5	1	1	100.00%
2022	Resident	6	2	2	100.00%
2022	Resident	not stated	126	27	21.43%
2022	Resident landowner	1	2	2	100.00%
2022	Resident landowner	2	1	1	100.00%
2022	Resident landowner	not stated	2	2	100.00%
2021	Nonresident	0	18	9	50.00%
2021	Nonresident	1	2	1	50.00%
2021	Nonresident	2	2	2	100.00%
2021	Nonresident	not stated	11	7	63.64%
2021	Resident	0	254	104	40.94%
2021	Resident	1	132	85	64.39%
2021	Resident	2	20	18	90.00%
2021	Resident	3	3	3	100.00%
2021	Resident	4	1	1	100.00%
2021	Resident	6	1	1	100.00%
2021	Resident	not stated	142	65	45.77%
2021	Resident landowner	not stated	4	4	100.00%
2020	Nonresident	0	15	12	80.00%
2020	Nonresident	1	3	1	33.33%
2020	Nonresident	2	2	2	100.00%
2020	Nonresident	not stated	5	1	20.00%
2020	Resident	0	273	137	50.18%
2020	Resident	1	85	64	75.29%
2020	Resident	2	10	10	100.00%
2020	Resident	3	1	1	100.00%
2020	Resident	4	1	1	100.00%
2020	Resident	7	1	1	100.00%
2020	Resident	not stated	140	67	47.86%
2020	Resident landowner	not stated	3	3	100.00%
2019	Nonresident	0	13	9	69.23%
2019	Nonresident	1	7	4	57.14%
2019	Nonresident	not stated	7	3	42.86%
2019	Resident	0	234	159	67.95%
2019	Resident	1	53	49	92.45%
2019	Resident	2	6	6	100.00%
2019	Resident	3	2	2	100.00%
2019	Resident	4	1	1	100.00%
2019	Resident	not stated	89	62	69.66%
2019	Resident landowner	not stated	5	5	100.00%
2018	Nonresident	0	9	6	66.67%
2018	Nonresident	1	4	4	100.00%
2018	Nonresident	not stated	11	4	36.36%
2018	Resident	0	205	130	63.41%
2018	Resident	1	89	84	94.38%
2018	Resident	2	9	9	100.00%
2018	Resident	not stated	75	56	74.67%
2018	Resident landowner	0	2	2	100.00%
2018	Resident landowner	not stated	5	5	100.00%
2017	Nonresident	0	15	9	60.00%
2017	Nonresident	1	2	2	100.00%
2017	Nonresident	2	1	1	100.00%
2017	Nonresident	not stated	9	7	77.78%
2017	Resident	0	239	152	63.60%
2017	Resident	1	61	51	83.61%
2017	Resident	2	13	13	100.00%
2017	Resident	3	1	1	100.00%
2017	Resident	5	1	1	100.00%
2017	Resident	not stated	90	59	65.56%
2017	Resident landowner	not stated	4	4	100.00%
2016	Nonresident	0	6	4	66.67%
2016	Nonresident	1	9	8	88.89%
2016	Nonresident	2	2	2	100.00%
2016	Nonresident	not stated	1	1	100.00%
2016	Resident	0	198	138	69.70%
2016	Resident	1	92	78	84.78%
2016	Resident	2	14	14	100.00%
2016	Resident	3	4	4	100.00%
2016	Resident	6	1	1	100.00%
2016	Resident	not stated	79	46	58.23%
2016	Resident landowner	1	1	1	100.00%
2016	Resident landowner	not stated	3	3	100.00%
2015	Nonresident	0	9	1	11.11%
2015	Nonresident	1	2	0	0.00%
2015	Nonresident	2	3	3	100.00%
2015	Nonresident	not stated	4	2	50.00%
2015	Resident	0	278	133	47.84%
2015	Resident	1	98	81	82.65%
2015	Resident	2	25	24	96.00%
2015	Resident	3	3	3	100.00%
2015	Resident	not stated	112	50	44.64%
2015	Resident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2015	Resident landowner	not stated	2	2	100.00%
2014	Nonresident	0	2	1	50.00%
2014	Nonresident	1	6	3	50.00%
2014	Nonresident	2	3	3	100.00%
2014	Nonresident	not stated	3	1	33.33%
2014	Resident	0	240	133	55.42%
2014	Resident	1	107	83	77.57%
2014	Resident	2	18	16	88.89%
2014	Resident	3	5	5	100.00%
2014	Resident	not stated	95	51	53.68%
2014	Resident landowner	not stated	4	4	100.00%
2013	Nonresident	0	13	0	0.00%
2013	Nonresident	1	4	2	50.00%
2013	Nonresident	3	1	1	100.00%
2013	Nonresident	not stated	8	5	62.50%
2013	Resident	0	255	145	56.86%
2013	Resident	1	87	72	82.76%
2013	Resident	2	22	19	86.36%
2013	Resident	3	5	4	80.00%
2013	Resident	not stated	97	52	53.61%
2012	Nonresident	0	10	5	50.00%
2012	Nonresident	2	2	1	50.00%
2012	Nonresident	not stated	10	7	70.00%
2012	Resident	0	226	132	58.41%
2012	Resident	1	97	75	77.32%
2012	Resident	2	31	26	83.87%
2012	Resident	3	3	3	100.00%
2012	Resident	4	2	2	100.00%
2012	Resident	not stated	84	48	57.14%
2012	Resident landowner	not stated	1	1	100.00%
2011	Nonresident	0	9	6	66.67%
2011	Nonresident	1	8	5	62.50%
2011	Nonresident	not stated	7	1	14.29%
2011	Resident	0	271	132	48.71%
2011	Resident	1	133	83	62.41%
2011	Resident	2	31	28	90.32%
2011	Resident	3	10	8	80.00%
2011	Resident	not stated	100	34	34.00%
2011	Resident landowner	2	1	1	100.00%
2011	Resident landowner	not stated	2	2	100.00%
2010	Nonresident	0	12	2	16.67%
2010	Nonresident	1	1	1	100.00%
2010	Nonresident	2	2	2	100.00%
2010	Nonresident	not stated	6	2	33.33%
2010	Resident	0	257	114	44.36%
2010	Resident	1	120	87	72.50%
2010	Resident	2	48	37	77.08%
2010	Resident	3	7	7	100.00%
2010	Resident	not stated	105	46	43.81%
2010	Resident landowner	not stated	2	2	100.00%
2009	Nonresident	0	18	10	55.56%
2009	Nonresident	1	3	1	33.33%
2009	Nonresident	2	1	1	100.00%
2009	Nonresident	not stated	8	4	50.00%
2009	Resident	0	266	94	35.34%
2009	Resident	1	156	92	58.97%
2009	Resident	2	49	42	85.71%
2009	Resident	3	6	6	100.00%
2009	Resident	4	1	1	100.00%
2009	Resident	not stated	110	47	42.73%
2009	Resident landowner	not stated	2	2	100.00%
2008	Nonresident	0	6	3	50.00%
2008	Nonresident	1	2	1	50.00%
2008	Nonresident	not stated	9	3	33.33%
2008	Resident	0	335	129	38.51%
2008	Resident	1	143	88	61.54%
2008	Resident	2	31	24	77.42%
2008	Resident	3	5	4	80.00%
2008	Resident	4	1	1	100.00%
2008	Resident	not stated	116	44	37.93%
2008	Resident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2008	Resident landowner	not stated	2	2	100.00%
2007	Nonresident	0	5	3	60.00%
2007	Nonresident	1	2	2	100.00%
2007	Nonresident	not stated	12	5	41.67%
2007	Resident	0	305	122	40.00%
2007	Resident	1	116	80	68.97%
2007	Resident	2	38	30	78.95%
2007	Resident	3	2	2	100.00%
2007	Resident	not stated	112	54	48.21%
2007	Resident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2007	Resident landowner	not stated	1	1	100.00%
2006	Nonresident	0	6	1	16.67%
2006	Nonresident	not stated	10	6	60.00%
2006	Resident	0	245	124	50.61%
2006	Resident	1	123	79	64.23%
2006	Resident	2	25	22	88.00%
2006	Resident	3	13	12	92.31%
2006	Resident	not stated	114	53	46.49%
2006	Resident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2006	Resident landowner	not stated	2	2	100.00%

No bonus point level guarantees a licence in Montana, and this page does not publish one. FWP squares your bonus points and adds them to your current application as extra chances — three points give ten chances, ten points give a hundred and one — so the drawing is a weighted lottery and not a queue. More points is better odds every time, and a place in line never.

Not stated is FWP's own blank cell, and it is not the same as nought. The department's reports frequently carry both a nought-point row and a blank one for the same pool in the same year, with different application counts, and both are inside the district total it prints. FWP does not say what separates them, so they are shown apart rather than added together into a "no points" figure it never published.

Sources for this licence

2026 Deer B Drawing Statistics Report.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2026-06-12, fetched 2026-09-03
2025 Deer B Drawing Statistics Report.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2025-06-16, fetched 2026-09-03
2024 Deer B Drawing Statistics Report.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2024-06-18, fetched 2026-09-03
2023 Deer B Drawing Statistics Report.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2023-06-21, fetched 2026-09-03
2022 Deer B Drawing Statistics Report.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2022-06-13, fetched 2026-09-03
2021 deer b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2021-06-18, fetched 2026-09-03
2020 deer b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2020-06-11, fetched 2026-09-03
2019 deer b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2019-07-15, fetched 2026-09-03
2018 deer b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2018-07-16, fetched 2026-09-03
2017 deer b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2017-07-18, fetched 2026-09-03
2016 deer b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2016-07-18, fetched 2026-09-03
2015 Deer B Stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2015-07-20, fetched 2026-09-03
2014 Deer B stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2014-07-21, fetched 2026-09-03
2013 deer b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2013-07-15, fetched 2026-09-03
2012 deer b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2012-07-16, fetched 2026-09-03
2011 deer B stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2011-07-18, fetched 2026-09-03
2010 deer b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2010-07-19, fetched 2026-09-03
2009 DEER B STATS.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2009-07-20, fetched 2026-09-03
2008 DEER_B_stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2008-07-22, fetched 2026-09-03
2006 DEER_B_LICENSES_stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2006-07-25, fetched 2026-09-03
2026 Deer B Detailed Bonus Point Drawing Statistics.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2026-06-16, fetched 2026-09-03
2025 Deer B Detailed Bonus Point Drawing Statistics.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2025-06-16, fetched 2026-09-03
2024 Deer B Detailed Bonus Point Drawing Statistics.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2024-06-18, fetched 2026-09-03
2023 Deer B Detailed Bonus Point Drawing Statistics.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2023-06-21, fetched 2026-09-03
2022 Deer B Bonus Point Drawing Statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2009-00, fetched 2026-09-03
2021 DEA detailed bonus point statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2009-00, fetched 2026-09-03
2020 deer elk antelope detailed bonus point statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2009-00, fetched 2026-09-03
2019 DEA detailed bonus point statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2009-00, fetched 2026-09-03
2018 deer b detailed statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2009-00, fetched 2026-09-03
2017 dea detailed bonus point statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2009-00, fetched 2026-09-03
2016 dea detailed bp stats.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2016-03-01, fetched 2026-09-03
2015 dea detailed statistics final.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2015-03-01, fetched 2026-09-03
2014 dea detailed statistics.xlsx — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2014-07-22, fetched 2026-09-03
2013 dea detailed bonus point stats.xlsx — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2013-08-12, fetched 2026-09-03
2012 dea detailed stats1.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2012-10-26, fetched 2026-09-03
2011 dea detailed statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2011-08-09, fetched 2026-09-03
2010 dea detailed statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2010-07-23, fetched 2026-09-03
2009 dea detailed statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2009-07-23, fetched 2026-09-03
2008 dea detailed statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2008-07-31, fetched 2026-09-03
2007 dea detailed statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2007-10-30, fetched 2026-09-03
2006 dea detailed statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2006-09-11, fetched 2026-09-03

Other licences in these districts

Deer B licence 216-00 Deer B licence 217-00 Deer B licence 240-01 Deer B licence 260-02 Deer B licence 260-30 Deer B licence 261-00 Deer B licence 261-01 Deer B licence 262-00 All Montana deer All Montana species

Bonus points are one of Montana's two point systems and the only one that applies here. The other, preference points, exists on nonresident combination licences alone and works in the opposite way. See how these numbers are produced and checked, or the Montana application deadlines.